Street Fighter V March Update: New Mode, New Character, Apology Gifts

Capcom has announced two updates for Street Fighter V coming next week, bringing bug fixes, the Fight Shop, Challenge mode, the game's first DLC character, Alex and free costumes for players. However real-money transactions are still not ready, meaning all players will get Alex on a free trial until they're implemented.

The in-game fight shop should include Capcom's real-money currency, Zenny, but that feature has not yet been implemented. As this would have meant that Alex would only be available to those with enough earned Fight Money or a Season Pass, Capcom will give the DLC character to all players as a free trial until Zenny is implemented.

Any cosmetic items bought for Alex during this time will remain on players' accounts. Any further DLC characters that emerge before Zenny is implemented will also be free trials.

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Below is a full list of changes and additions:

March 28

Challenge Mode (Tutorials for all levels of players, and combo trials for all characters)

Online Rematch options (2 out of 3 sets in Ranked and Casual matches)

Battle Lounge improvements (8 person lobbies and match spectating)

General bug fixes and balancing

March 30

DLC character, Alex (with story content)

In-Game Fight shop where you can purchase additional game content such as characters and costumes using your Fight Money

Season Pass owners will be the only players who can access premium costumes for DLC characters until Zenny is implemented. Capcom also announced a new, free stage for Season Pass owners, but did not specify when that would be released, or what it might be.

Finally Capcom is giving all players the Ryu and Chun-Li story mode costumes - worth 80,000 Fight Money - on March 30, as an apology for the game's continued troubles.